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askye at 07:18pm on 06/10/2002
askye at 07:18pm on 06/10/2002I went out to brunch today with Mom and then we were going to go see The Banger Sisters, but the second showing wasn't until almost 4 so Mom scratched that idea. It would take up too much of her Sunday. During brunch I found out that some stupid co worker of hers has been asking when Mom thinks she'll have grandkids.
Why do people ask personal stuff like that? I mean, maybe both my sister in law and I are desperatly trying to get pregnant but can't? I mean, jeez, that's rude.
However neither my SIL nor I are desperate to get pregnant. Mom told nosy Co worker that she didn't think grandkids were in the picture. My SIL and brother haven't ever really talked about having kids, I'm figuring they don't want any.Mom said something polite about my brother and SIL (to get nosy coworker to shut up). Then the woman said "well, you always ahve your daughter." And what am I? Some back up plan? Well, my brother and SIL aren't having kids, so let's get Allison hitched and preggers so my parents can have grandkids. Gee, what a lovely thought.
Mom told nosy co worker that her daughter didn't have plans to have children either. Then Mom asked me if she was right and I said she was. I mean, when I was younger I wanted kids, but now I'm nearly 30 and there are so many things I still need to do with my life, and there's no significant other in my horizon. Not to meniton if I did want to get pregnant I'd have to go off my medication while I was trying to get pregnant, while I was pregnant and while I was nursing. And then go back on my meds. And that's not something I want to do.
Not to mention my parents have never said anything like "oh, you should have kids to carry on the family name" or anything liek that. I mean, I'm sure Mom would be thrilled to be a grandmother (and Dad would be thrilled to be a grandfather) but they realize it probably won't happen and have accepted it without any kind of guilt trip.
And it's never a pain to go to family functions because I never hear "and when are you going to get married/have kids?" because frankly there aren't many cousins that are married.
Why do people ask personal stuff like that? I mean, maybe both my sister in law and I are desperatly trying to get pregnant but can't? I mean, jeez, that's rude.
However neither my SIL nor I are desperate to get pregnant. Mom told nosy Co worker that she didn't think grandkids were in the picture. My SIL and brother haven't ever really talked about having kids, I'm figuring they don't want any.Mom said something polite about my brother and SIL (to get nosy coworker to shut up). Then the woman said "well, you always ahve your daughter." And what am I? Some back up plan? Well, my brother and SIL aren't having kids, so let's get Allison hitched and preggers so my parents can have grandkids. Gee, what a lovely thought.
Mom told nosy co worker that her daughter didn't have plans to have children either. Then Mom asked me if she was right and I said she was. I mean, when I was younger I wanted kids, but now I'm nearly 30 and there are so many things I still need to do with my life, and there's no significant other in my horizon. Not to meniton if I did want to get pregnant I'd have to go off my medication while I was trying to get pregnant, while I was pregnant and while I was nursing. And then go back on my meds. And that's not something I want to do.
Not to mention my parents have never said anything like "oh, you should have kids to carry on the family name" or anything liek that. I mean, I'm sure Mom would be thrilled to be a grandmother (and Dad would be thrilled to be a grandfather) but they realize it probably won't happen and have accepted it without any kind of guilt trip.
And it's never a pain to go to family functions because I never hear "and when are you going to get married/have kids?" because frankly there aren't many cousins that are married.
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